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  Ancestor of the West: Writing, Reasoning and Religion in Mesopotamia, Elam and Greece (Paperback) By (author) Jean Bottero, By (author) Clarisse Herrenschmidt, By (author) Jean-Pierre Vernant, Translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan

  

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  Short Description for Ancestor of the West With "Ancestor of the West", three distinguished French historians reveal the story of the birth of writing and reason, demonstrating how the logical and religious structures of Near Eastern and Mesopotamian cultures served as precursors to those of the West.
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  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press
  • Published: 12 August 2003
  • Format: Paperback 194 pages
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  • Categories: Interdisciplinary Studies | Middle Eastern History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE
  • ISBN 13: 9780226067162 ISBN 10: 0226067165
  • Sales rank: 592,203

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• With "Ancestor of the West", three distinguished French historians reveal the story of the birth of writing and reason, demonstrating how the logical and religious structures of Near Eastern and Mesopotamian cultures served as precursors to those of the West.